Leave job at Hooters off of AADSAS application?

[predentperson]

Everybody probably more or less knows of the stigma that comes with working at Hooters. Should I just leave it off of my application? Or am I obligated to list all employment experiences starting from after high school? If it does go on my application, how can I avoid having it reflect negatively on me?

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[PremedNoob]

Everybody probably more or less knows of the stigma that comes with working at Hooters. Should I just leave it off of my application? Or am I obligated to list all employment experiences starting from after high school? If it does go on my application, how can I avoid having it reflect negatively on me?

Only include if you attach picture

 

[deleted480308]

Everybody probably more or less knows of the stigma that comes with working at Hooters. Should I just leave it off of my application? Or am I obligated to list all employment experiences starting from after high school? If it does go on my application, how can I avoid having it reflect negatively on me?

Just put “waitress”......

 

[Jlm50]

I didnt list all the jobs I've ever had.

 

[IdleKoala]

Not too sure, if that was your only customer service job then I would keep it.

 

[rebecca_chatul_tov]

Everybody probably more or less knows of the stigma that comes with working at Hooters. Should I just leave it off of my application? Or am I obligated to list all employment experiences starting from after high school? If it does go on my application, how can I avoid having it reflect negatively on me?

I didn't list every job I ever had. I'm 38 though, and I have literally been in the workforce long enough that a couple of companies I worked for in my twenties have shut down. I don't think I listed the casino that I worked at for a year out of college, or a warehouse position that I held while working two jobs. You have to think about this from an HR perspective. Depending on which schools you are applying to you could literally be in a pile of 2,500 applications out of which there are 100 school slots. The admission committee that sorts them into yes, no, maybe piles is going to be focused on the bigger picture due to time constraints. Maybe the Hooters job can help paint a better picture of you as a candidate that has had to work their way through school and has had nothing handed to them.

I don't think a job at Hooters sounds as bad as you think it does. It's not as though you worked at a strip club.

 

[predentperson]

Just put “waitress”......

Of course I can put "waitress" instead of "Hooters girl", but I would still have to write in Hooters as the name of the organization.....

I didnt list all the jobs I've ever had.

Will that be seen as lying on my application?

Not too sure, if that was your only customer service job then I would keep it.

They definitely take customer service very seriously, and you are expected to chat with customers (and deal with difficult ones too). I would like to hope that those aspects can help me. It is a fun job and I don't regret it one bit, but if only people didn't look down on me because of the name of the restaurant.....

 

[wittledentist]

I would write it. How else will they know that you have had experience in serving customers?

 

[Jlm50]

Will that be seen as lying on my application?

No, it's not lying. It doesnt ask you to list every job you ever had. I've had multiple server jobs and it does nothing to repeat the same experience 3 or 4 times. Nor does saying my first job was at mcdonalds in 2010 relevant. Now if they specially asked for more information on employment history or asked what my first job, I wouldnt lie. You want to put the things on your application that best represent you and the things you can directly relate to some aspect that'll show dental schools why they should accept you. For example: serving was how you confirmed that you love working with the public or something along those lines.

 

[aggie-master]

I would leave it out. I didn’t put half the jobs I had on my application because they weren’t relevant to anything and many were summer jobs only.

I think most people would have no issues with the name of the business you worked for, but I would leave it out because of the few that might see your work experience there as a negative thing about you.

 

[899424]

I highly doubt any dental school will check your past employment like that... it's up to you though. I think in the end it's what you make of it and how you present yourself.

 

[PhansterZ]

I don't think it's as bad as you think leaving it in. It will be something to talk about at the interview. After all, Hooters is a family restaurant.

 

[2TH MVR]

You're over thinking this. Just leave it out if you're concerned about it. I personally would have no issues with this.

 

[dent_wannabe]

I would say it can be valuable to have on your application, depending on the circumstances. If you just worked there for a few months and quit, I might not include it. If you worked there for quite a while (like at least six months or a year), it shows commitment. Also, the high pressure environment and customer service aspects do overlap quite a bit with the skills you need to become a successful dentist. For example, building customer relationships (I assume you have quite a few regulars) translates into building patient relationships. Also, dealing with difficult customers (e.g., creepy men who may cross the line) translates into dealing with unpleasant patients (you can't always avoid them as a dentist). From what I know, customer care is a large part of the training that Hooters provides upon hiring, and that is a plus.

If you are an otherwise great candidate, and a close-minded adcom doesn't want you just because of your Hooters Girl past, then that is their loss. You probably won't be happy being around people who will judge you negatively for that anyways.

 

[DokterMom]

Working as a waitress can be a net positive, but yeah, the "Hooters Girl" spin could be a problem.

Odds are good that either the owning company or management company has a name or abbreviation that isn't obviously "Hooters" -- think HOA, Inc. (Hooters of America, Inc.). Do a little research to see if that's an option. It's completely honest

 

[ProspectivePostPreDent]

If you are an otherwise great candidate, and a close-minded adcom doesn't want you just because of your Hooters Girl past, then that is their loss. You probably won't be happy being around people who will judge you negatively for that anyways.

This advice is much more suited for pursuing a degree where the average school's acceptance rate isn't single digits.

You can apply pridefully or you can apply optimally.

Leave it off, OP.

 

[S_Diamond_DDS]

I say that you should put that you worked at hooter's, you can even put "hooter's girl" if that was your title. Dental schools love interesting work experience. This makes you unique and this can give your interviewers something interesting to talk with you about regarding your application. My interviewers were more interested in my work experience than in any of my dental related shadowing, experience, gpa, etc.. Not to mention, you may have gained a unique set of skills that may be highly applicable to the field of dentistry, such as customer service. If so, you should definitely express how this experience has/will help you acheive your professional goals in your interviews/application.

 

[DentPhaze]

You can apply pridefully or you can apply optimally.

I second this notion, don't do it because you never know how adcoms will judge you.

 

[queenki]

I see why you are concerned, but I think this is a legit job and it is not like you did a strip dancer.
Working your way toward your education is a good asset rather than just playing around while everything is handed over.
If you worked more than 6 month-1 yr, I would put it.
I second the idea of HOA inc or something if you are too concerned.
Hooters isn't gentleman's club.

 

[Robin-jay]

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